Freesat HD

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I read in the newspaper yesterday that BBC and ITV are launching a HD freesat service this month.

Great news as all you need is HD receiver which is around £150 and doesn't need a subscription.

http://www.freesat.co.uk/home.php

I'm sure 4 and 5 will launch HD channels too.

Who's looking forward to the world cup in HD?
 
Raymond Lin said:
So you'll need another box on top of the Sky one?

Why can't they just launch some HD channels on the existing sat network ?
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the channels should work (be freely receivable) on a Sky HD box I would have thought

but £150 is ok for people with HDtvs who want HD programmes without subscriptions to sky

tbh i'm not sure which satellite these channels are going to be carried on, but blurb on that website states that you not have to move your current sky dish so they must be on Astra
 
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its a good idea, whats the point of HD tvs with HD content

obviously the price will come down, because digiboxes used to be £100 and now they can be had for £25
 
Dougsnake said:
well some of the newest sony(including mine) and panasonics have the tuners already in the tvs but will still need a freesat dish or from what i read a while ago your sky dish could be utilised
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i don't think so..

ive just looked at the manual for your tv

there's no where to connect a satellite dish, only a terrestrial areial
 
AcidHell2 said:
I just had a thought, won't this be a waste of money next year. when terrestrial gets turned of. Unless you live in an area with exceptional bad reception.
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no because

freesat uses a satellite which isn't being turned off

a hdtv can't decode hd transmission without a decoder. hdtv uses a different codec

hd channels aren't being introduced to digital terrestrial until 2010 and you will still need a new decoder
 
satellite bandwidth is huge , sky has over 500 channels for instance

there isn't much room for hdtv on terrestrial (through aerial)
one hd channel takes up 4 sdtv slots or something
the switch off isn't until 2010

this is a good thing because now Sky won't have a monopoly

wimbledon, eastenders, films, match of the day, F1 all in HD with no subscription
 
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it doesn't mention ITV HD or 5 HD either

it will take time to mature, but a lot faster than hd terrestrial, you wont see that for a couple of years
 
fothsn said:
ONDigital/ITV Digital ring a bell? ;) Not saying it will end up like this but remember ITV don’t seem to manage these types of services well.
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that was subscription based

a lot ppl are missing the point

The BBC is behind this i.e. license fee money is being spent to make this work. the reason they are backing this is because thereisnt enough bandwidth for "freeview" to go HD.

these channels aren't encrypted either

BBCHD, (and eventually ITVHD, CH4HD, FIVEHD) and all you need is a sky dish and a box costing £100

all the best of british TV in HD
 
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1 x mini satdish with dual lnb

ring around your local installer, should be around £50+ installed

this new panny has the freesat receiver built in, its currently the only tv on the market with this feature.

if you havent got this tv then youll need a freesat hd receiver which are around £120 on the bay
 
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